Critiques of American Society in Science Fiction

Question 1 of 5 • GA-Literature and Composition III

Vonnegut wrote this story in 1961. Why did he describe a society 120 years in the future?

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A future setting distances Vonnegut’s audience from the story and minimizes the risk of offending readers.

A future setting allows for a sharp contrast between present-day society and the future.

A future setting provides a warning of what could happen if present-day society does not address a problem.

Beat Movement Spontaneous Prose

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Question 1 of 5 • GA-Literature and Composition III

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A future setting distances Vonnegut’s audience from the story and minimizes the risk of offending readers.

A future setting allows for a sharp contrast between present-day society and the future.

A future setting provides a warning of what could happen if present-day society does not address a problem.

Beat Movement Spontaneous Prose

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